What was found
WHILE IN LTR CK IN ATL MULTIPLE HOLES LOCATIONS WERE FOUND DAMAGED ON LT & RT EDGES OF VERTICAL STAB L/E UPPER REMOVABLE PANEL SKIN, 26 DAMAGED HOLES ON RT & 59 DAMAGED HOLES ON THE LT SIDE.
- Difficulty date
- March 27, 2011
- Submitted
- March 28, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N976DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53257
- Aircraft time
- 53,471 hours, 39,698 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5532 · Vertical Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin Panel
- Part number
- 59306101
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.